Sliding windshield-joint



C. P. CHAMBERLIN.

SLIDING WINDSHIELD JUINT.

APPLICATION men JUNE 21. 1910 Patented May 25,1920.

'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII In L? 1.. l as in) CLARENCE P. CHAMBEBLIN, (1F BIRMING-r'IAIVf, MICHIGAN.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CLARENCE P. CHAM- BERLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birmingham, county of @aklan'd, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sliding Windsl1ield-Joints, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to wind-shields, and its object is to provide a simple and eliicient pivotal support for a wind-shield section which is adapted to slide longitudinally 1n the supporting frame. The sash of the .lower wind-shield section is preferably provided with a groove adapted to fit over a fence provided in the adjacent edge of the vehicle body to provide a tight joint therebetween and prevent introduction of water in the interstice between thelower edge of the sash and body, and particularly this invention seeks to provide a pivotal support for the lower windshield section of a character allowing it to be raised from engagement with the fence andthen swing to open position for ventilation. These general objects and the several novel features of the inven tion are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in its preferred form in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a windshield and hinge embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 00-40 of Fig. 1.

Fig. Fig. 1.

Fig. 41 is an enlarged view partly in section taken on lines 3 of Fig.

Fig. is a side View of my improved hinge taken on lines 4- 1 of Fig. 4.

The windshield may be of any approved type, but is here shown of a type for use with closed vehicle bodies having the vertical frame members 1 of the general character shown in my pending application Serial No. 113,081. These frame members 1 as shown in Fig. 3, are of channel form having a wide flange 2 adapted to engage against the outer front face of the side members 3 of the vehicle body. The short flange of the 3 is a section taken on line yg of Specification of Letters ?atent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

1918. Serial No. 242,130.

channel is positioned on the inside of the vehicle and the assembled windshield and side frames 1 may be inserted into the opening and secured therein by the screws through the flanges 2. The, lower cross mem-' her 5 of the vehicle body, shown more clearly in Fig. 2, is provided with a fence 6 of metal or other material and the horizontal sash bar of the lower windshield section is grooved to fit over this fence 6. The side bars of the sash are secured to the sash support 8 and each support is provided with a ball end 9. This ball end is engaged be tween two blocks 10 and 11 indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5, the blocks being recessed to receive the ball and to bindingly engage the same by means of binding screws 12 and .13, the upper screw 13 being provided with wings to enable the same to be readily turned by hand. The channel member 1 is cut out as indicated in Fig. 3 at 31 to allow introduction of the ball end of the sash support therethrough, and the blocks 10 and 11 are preferably carried in a U-shap-ed member 11- in which the blocks 10 and 11 are loosely mounted and adapted to slide. This channel member 141 is fixedly secured in the channel frame 1 by being welded thereto or otherwise secured as may be desired, and the said member let is provided with slots 15 and 16 through which pass the screw members 12 and 13. The flange 4 of the side frames 1 is also provided with slots corresponding with the slots 15 and 16 in registration therewith or the flange may be cut away at such points entirely to allow freedom of movement of the ends of the screws 12 and 18 therein. The side flange of the member 1 1 is also apertured as indicated at 17 to allow introduction of the ball 9 of the sash support 8, the aperture corresponding to the aperture 31 in the frame member 1. By means of the screw 13 the ball 9 may be securely bound in place between the blocks 10 and 11 and the lower section 18 of the said shield supported thereby turned to various angles to the vertical and fastened in place by means of the screw 13.

Nith the sash in place as shown in Fig. 2, it is necessary to raise the lower section 18 off from the fence prior to turning on the pivot and this is accomplished by releasing the screw 18 which disengages the blocks 10 and 11 to an extent sufficient to release the i in the supporting case 1 1. To enable the section 18 to be raised from the position shown in Fig. 2 the upper section 19 of the windshield should be swung on its pivot to allow the lower member to be raised and after being raised the lower section may be turned on the ball supports to the desired position and thereupon the screw 13 is tightened. This closes the block members 10 and 11 on the ball of the sash support 8 and further draws the collar or head of the screw 13 into frictional engagement with the flange 4:, or with the case 14 if the flange 4: be cut away sufliciently to allow the head to engage the member 1 1. This engagement of the head 13 with the frame member 1, or supporting member 1 frictionally holds the sash in po-' sition vertically of the frames, and the frictional engagement of the blocks with the ball 9 prevents displacement from its set position on its axis, and a particular feature of this invention is involved in the arrangement whereby the single screw 13 for one joint binds the ball to prevent turning on its axis and also binds the blocks to the case let or flange 4 to prevent accidental vertical movement and allow ready manipulation to raise the section from engagement with the channel and turning to the desired angle.

l have described the pivoted and slidable joint as being applied to a windshield frame member of a particular type. It is evident, however, that the side frames may be' of any desired type provided with a recess or support for the blocks 10 and 11 in which they may be movedvertically to allow the lower split, a screw supported in each block by.

means of which the supporting member may be frictionally bound therein, the binding of the screw in the block further binding the bloclr in position in the frame. 7

2. In a wind shield the combination with the shield and side frames, of a block slidably supported in each frame, a support for the shield on each side thereof extending into the respective blocks and rotatably supported therein, and a screw adapted to bind the supports from rotation and secure the block in adjusted position. i

3. In a wind shield the combination with a shield and side frames therefor, of a block slidably supported in each frame, a support for the shield on each side extending into the respective block, the frame being slotted to permit the introduction of supports into the blocks, said blocks being split, and a screw extending through the blocks to bind or release the same relative to the supports, the frame having a slot through which the screw projects, said slots permitting relative vertical movement of the blocks in the frame.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

CLARENCE P. OHAMBERLIN. 

